GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |